View from Chinchero

Chinchero

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September 24th 2007
Today Jamie and I decided to visit the village of Chinchero, a little village outside of Cusco that´s known as the ´birthplace of the rainbow´to the Incas. We´re getting used to public transport now, and didn´t have many difficulties finding the bus station. We bought two tickets to Chinchero and even managed to get seats! Lots of bus drivers will fill their bus to maximum capacity - think ... read more

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Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more